Chromatin accessibility analysis identifies the transcription factor ETV5 as a suppressor of adipose tissue macrophage activation in obesity

© 2021. The Author(s)..

Activation of adipose tissue macrophages (ATMs) contributes to chronic inflammation and insulin resistance in obesity. However, the transcriptional regulatory machinery involved in ATM activation during the development of obesity is not fully understood. Here, we profiled the chromatin accessibility of blood monocytes and ATMs from obese and lean mice using assay for transposase-accessible chromatin sequencing (ATAC-seq). We found that monocytes and ATMs from obese and lean mice exhibited distinct chromatin accessibility status. There are distinct regulatory elements that are specifically associated with monocyte or ATM activation in obesity. We also discovered several transcription factors that may regulate monocyte and ATM activation in obese mice, specifically a predicted transcription factor named ETS translocation variant 5 (ETV5). The expression of ETV5 was significantly decreased in ATMs from obese mice and its downregulation was mediated by palmitate stimulation. The decrease in ETV5 expression resulted in macrophage activation. Our results also indicate that ETV5 suppresses endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and Il6 expression in macrophages. Our work delineates the changes in chromatin accessibility in monocytes and ATMs during obesity, and identifies ETV5 as a critical transcription factor suppressing ATM activation, suggesting its potential use as a therapeutic target in obesity-related chronic inflammation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Cell death & disease - 12(2021), 11 vom: 29. Okt., Seite 1023

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hu, Ren-Dong [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Wen [VerfasserIn]
Li, Liang [VerfasserIn]
Zuo, Zu-Qi [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Min [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Jin-Fen [VerfasserIn]
Yin, Ting-Ting [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Cai-Yue [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Shu-Han [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Zhi-Bin [VerfasserIn]
Li, Zi-Jun [VerfasserIn]
Qiao, Gui-Bin [VerfasserIn]
Lian, Zhe-Xiong [VerfasserIn]
Qu, Kun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chromatin
DNA-Binding Proteins
ETV5 protein, human
Etv5 protein, mouse
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Transcription Factors

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Date Completed 21.02.2022

Date Revised 21.02.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41419-021-04308-0

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM332546047